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Originally Posted by Rain Man
Plane #20 – Sky Chief
Pilot DenverChief
Copilot Iowanian
Bombardier Sky
Navigator Lzen
Engineer AustinChief
Radio Op. Michael Michigan
Tail Gunner DJay23
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise
Target: the railhead at Amiens
Lead plane in formation horizontally, high in formation vertically (very vulnerable)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
2 FW190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 FW190 driven off by fighters
Djay 23 fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, kills Me110
Lzen fires, misses
Austinchief fires, misses
Me scores 1 hit
-denverchief sustains light wound to stomach
-iowanian sustains light wound to right chest
Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to starboard wing
Me and Fw circle and attack again
Sky fires, misses
Austinchief fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, kills Me109
Fw misses, break off attack
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
3 Me110s attack
Djay 23 fires, kills Me110
Mlyonsd fires, misses
Lzen fires, misses
Djay 23 fires, misses
Both 110s miss, break off attack
2 Me109s driven away by fighters
1 Fw190 driven away by fighters
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-denverchief’s oxygen supply hit – Denverchief must switch to portable oxygen bottles to stay at altitude.
Excellent bomb run by Sky despite flak hits – 40% score
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
Iowanian takes over flight despite wound, so Denverchief can maintain oxygen supply and tend to own wound. Iowanian stays at altitude to maintain place in formation.
3 Me110s attack
Lzen fires, misses
Djay 23 fires, damages Me110
Austinchief fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, misses
Zone 2: English Channel
3 Me110s attack
Austinchief fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, hits Me110
Sky fires, misses
All 3 Mes miss, break off attack
Zone 1: England
The base has fog and low visibility.
Good landing by Iowanian
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot DenverChief
Copilot Iowanian
Bombardier Sky
Navigator Lzen
Engineer AustinChief
Radio Op. Michael Michigan
Tail Gunner DJay23
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise
Cheers erupt from the ground crews as the dinged up Sky Chief drops out of the cloud cover and becomes the 20th bomber to land.
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